Leila Rosen, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes about this upcoming Public Seminar: People long to be expressed. Yet without being clear about it, they’ve felt that expressing themselves, putting forth and taking care of themselves, was not the same as being just to others. This rift has made people, in various ways, unsure, angry, stymied, ashamed. On June 6th, you’ll hear the… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: How can injustice end—including men’s injustice to women? Is there a cause in common that makes for all injustice? You’ll be thrilled by “Men, Women, & the Art of Justice,” in which a man speaks honestly, self-critically, of his own injustice to women and describes what he learned that enabled him to… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: What would it mean for us truly to welcome the new, the unexpected, the surprising, in our daily lives?  Is there anything in us against surprise?  And what can we learn from poetry about this subject?  Read “How Much Surprise—in Art and Life?,” the latest and great new issue of The Right of… Read more

Michael Palmer, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: An industry that continues to thrive in the US economy is that of physical fitness. The gyms are as popular as ever. While being in good shape is important, a man can see having a great physique as a shortcut to liking himself. As a former radio sportswriter with… Read more

Devorah Tarrow, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: In becoming a wife, a woman says in a big way that she needs her spouse. Yet the very idea that she needs someone besides herself troubles many a wife: she can feel that in needing her spouse she is somehow curtailing her individuality, losing her autonomy. (Men can… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: Aesthetic Realism is the education that explains: what makes art beautiful is the same thing that can make your life happy and strong. That’s what “Quiet, Noise, Beauty, & Our Lives” is about. A man of our time speaks on what men’s true strength is—including as… Read more

Leila Rosen, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes about this upcoming Public Seminar: There’s no question about love more important for women today—and women of any century—than the question in this seminar’s title. It’s answered, with thrilling clearness, by Aesthetic Realism, as the speakers at the seminar will show. With vivid instances from life and art, consultant… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Why is poetry important to life—your life? And what distinguishes true poetry from non-poetry? You’ll never see the art of poetry or your own life the same way again after reading “Excitement and Calm—in Poetry and Us,” the surprising, vital new issue of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known.… Read more

Leila Rosen, English teacher, writes: Teachers of literature want our students to feel that works written long ago and in distant lands are close to them, and can have meaning for them now. I love “Literature; a Run, with Some Philosophic Stops,” by Eli Siegel: 31 lively points about many writers—from classical Greek and Roman… Read more

Devorah Tarrow, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Many wives have worried: “Why does everything between us turn into an argument? We can’t seem to agree about anything!” Most disagreement in marriage is narrow, has meanness in it, and makes people ashamed. Meanwhile, is there such a thing as a good disagreement—a necessary disagreement that has good… Read more